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Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
DWP: Employers who ignore Britain’s growing older population could suffer skills shortages and lose an important competitive edge, according to a new government guide.
'Employing older workers’, published by the DWP, warns that Britain is running out of workers. There are 13.5m job vacancies which need to be filled over the next 10 years, but only 7m young people are projected to leave school & college over that time.
'Employing older workers’, published by the DWP, warns that Britain is running out of workers. There are 13.5m job vacancies which need to be filled over the next 10 years, but only 7m young people are projected to leave school & college over that time.
DfE: Advice helping schools decide how to pay their teachers was last week published by the Department for Education. The advice is being sent to all schools in England, alongside a revised version of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document that reflects reforms to teachers’ pay.
Schools will, from 1 September 2013, be able to link teachers’ pay to performance allowing them to pay good teachers more. This follows recommendations from the independent School Teachers’ Review Body, which last year called on the government to link teachers’ pay more closely to their performance.
Defra: Assistance dogs entering the UK must meet the rules of the EU Pet Travel Scheme. It is the responsibility of the owner to ensure that his or her assistance dog is fully compliant with the scheme. Any assistance dog that does not comply with the rules may not be able to enter Great Britain, or may be licensed into quarantine on arrival.
FSA: The Food Standards Agency provides help for officers to develop their knowledge through training tools, professional courses and funding for local authority-led work.
For officers currently looking at their development plans, the Agency has added 2 new tools to the Enforcement section of the website;
For officers currently looking at their development plans, the Agency has added 2 new tools to the Enforcement section of the website;
* the Regulators’ Development Needs Analysis (RDNA) self-assessment tool
* Guidance for Regulators – Information Point (GRIP)
DH: More victims of human trafficking will be identified thanks to new training & advice. The new tools are designed to make it easier for NHS staff to spot and give help to people who have been illegally trafficked and are available to healthcare workers across the country.
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